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ISAC
November/December 2012
Headlines
Individual Highlights:
President’s Message
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Chapter Sponsors
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Chapter Volunteer
Opportunities
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IIA Lunch
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Academic Corner
- Risk Course
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Mount Royal CIA
Courses
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IIA Social Update
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Editor’s Note
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Chapter Officer
Listing
Calgary Audit Trails
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Calling all Volunteers
The Chapter is calling all members to several great volunteer
opportunities with the Chapter. Please see page 3 for details and
contact information.
Risk Course:
The Chapter is excited to offer again, a very popular course –
Core Risk Skills. See page 5 for details.
Mount Royal CIA Courses
As before, Mount Royal University (MRU) is playing its part in the
growth and promotion of our profession, by offering a variety
options to take and complete that all-important Certified
Internal Auditor (CIA) certification. See page 7 for details.
IIA Canada Interim Board: The latest semi-annual report outlining
activities of IIA at a national level is available for your review. See
page 7 for details.
IIA Socials: Stay tuned for the next IIA Social event – always a
great opportunity to network with your peers. See Page 8 for
some details.
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“Moving Forward Together”
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President’s Message
Dear Members,
WOW! What a busy last few months it has been. I am sure many of you are in the
mind set of spending time with family and friends over the Christmas Holiday. As a
chapter we have a lot to be proud of. During the last three month’s we have seen
a tremendous turnout for our luncheons covering topics in the areas of Data
Analytics, Construction Audit and Enterprise Risk Management. We have held
successful courses on Risk Assurance, Internal Audit skills and Report writing,
including hosting our first IIA Canada learning week. Our social held in early
November was a success and provided our member the opportunity to mix mingle
and reconnect. We have a very active and vibrant chapter, not just working hard
but willing to play hard.
I think the topic which seems to be resonating most with our membership at this
point in time appears to be in the area of Data Analytics’, Construction Audit and
Enterprise Risk Management. Given the uncertainty and volatility we have
experienced in the economy and stock markets management is taking a much
more proactive approach at understanding what their key risks are and how well
they are mitigated and they are looking to internal audit for assistance. The boom
in the Oil Sands has focused management and the board on getting assurance
over their organizations large capital projects. This has presented increased strain
on the internal audit function who is looking at the use of analytics’ to extend their
coverage and complete their work more efficiently.
Looking into 2013 we have some fantastic luncheons lined up, and will have more
social networking. Our board is looking forward to serving you next year. As always
if you have interest in becoming a part of our board please feel free to reach out
to me or one of the governors.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Years!
Cheers!
Anthony Jankowski
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Our Sponsors
Chapter Volunteer Opportunities!
The Calgary Chapter has a few volunteer opportunities, to which we invite any and all members.
Specifically, the Chapter is looking for volunteers in the following areas:
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Secretary – Executive Leadership
Academic Governor
Newsletter - Assistance
The current Board of Governors is also looking to speak with past Governors who have served on the
Board and may be interested in returning in a leadership role.
Anyone interested in volunteering for the chapter please contact Anthony Jankowski (President) at or
Etienne Poulin (1st Vice President) at epoulin@trican.ca.
IIA Lunch – January 2013
We have a sneak peek at our Luncheon topic for January 2013 - “Managing Political Risk and Ensuring
Business Continuity”. Details will be posted as they become available. We do know that the
presentation will be delivered by Royston Colbourne from CKR Global.
A bit about Royston:
Royston Colbourne is Vice President at the CKR Global group of companies and joined the firm in 2004.
He serves on the board of CKR Global. He is the Vice President, of the Risk Solutions Division of the
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company.
Royston is a licensed Security Consultant and his practice focus is on risk mitigation in the private and
public sectors and provides expert consultancy on matters of risk mitigation strategy, high-risk security,
critical infrastructure, and counter terrorism.
Prior to joining CKR Global Royston was a Senior Police Officer at Scotland Yard. During his 30 years in
policing he has carried out a wide range of duties which included significant involvement in major
event planning, contingency planning and major incident management. At the point of retirement
from policing he was the Superintendent responsible for mitigation at Scotland Yard’s Counter Terrorist
Branch. He has lived and worked in Canada since 2003. As a senior manager he was involved in
hundreds of events and serious incidents and has advised foreign governments on specific security
related issues, this has equipped him to bring considerable experience to the private sector.
Academic Corner – Congratulations are Due!
New CIA members
We would like to congratulate our newly Certified Internal Auditors. A list of these newly minted CIA’s
will be published in the next edition of this newsletter, so please stay tuned…
Academic Corner – Professional Development
At the Calgary IIA Chapter, we are proud to continue our scholarships to the Uof C annually totaling
$3000, and MRU totaling $500. In total 3 scholarships are handed out to students pursuing a career in
Account & Audit.
As well, there are some exciting job fairs and expos happening through the remainder of 2012. Please
stay tuned to this newsletter for details as they become available.
For further information regarding these events, please check the IIA Calgary Chapter website.
Academic Corner – Learning Week
The Calgary IIA Chapter in Partnership with IIA Canada hosted our first National Learning week Nov 19
– 23rd at the Delta Bow Valley offering courses in the areas of:
- Communication Skills for Auditors:
- Operational Auditing:
- Creative Problem-Solving Skills for Auditors
- Risk-Based Auditing
Members from across the country attended and benefited in over 80 hours of continuing professional
education (CPE). Thank you to all the Chapter Volunteers and National Support staff assisted in making
this event a success.
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Academic Corner – Risk Course
Back By Demand: IIA Course on Core Risk Skills
IIA Calgary will be offering again the popular 2-day course on Core Risk Skills to be followed by a 1-Day
course on Facilitating Risk. These courses will be instructed by Tim Leach of Risk Oversight from February
27th- March 1st.
Core Risk Skills focuses on the key elements necessary to build an effective ERM and assurance
program, including step-by-step guidance on how to move from “risk-centric/supply driven” assurance
to “demand driven/objective centric”.
Facilitating Risk is a fast-paced and concentrated one day workshop that covers the fundamentals of
planning and running “objective-centric” risk workshop specifically designed to meet emerging board
risk oversight expectations and generate maximum possible business benefits.
For further details, please contact Femina Darshi at femina@shaw.ca, or check our chapter website.
We hope to see you there!
Academic Corner – EPAP Course (ERCB Directive 076)
Note to members: The ERCB’s Enhanced Production Audit Program (EPAP) introduces IIA standards
and a risk and controls-based approach (Audit best practice) to regulatory compliance in the
province of Alberta. This is a unique opportunity for IA to demonstrate value, and assist others in the
organization with any, or all, of the following:
1. Identifying controls related to production measurement and reporting.
2. Testing controls
3. Assisting with reporting of data to the ERCB (note, EPAP requires a SOX-like Declaration to be
submitted to the ERCB each year, as to the state of controls over upstream measurement and
reporting).
Last Fall, the IIA Calgary Chapter offered a course introducing EPAP.
Please stay tuned for a follow-up EPAP course in the first half of 2013, which will focus on the following
topics:
Sustaining your EPAP program
Implementing and executing the EPAP controls remediation plan
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Approaching compliance differently, and better, in EPAP Year 2
Addressing EPAP Compliance Assessment Indicators
Working with the EPAP System
Working with the ERCB Production Audit Team
The course will be delivered by Ali Hasnain, former Team Lead of Production Audit at the ERCB. The
Chapter will keep you posted on details as they become available.
Request to members: If you work in oil and gas, please make your internal production measurement
and/or reporting (accounting) staff aware about this course. EPAP directly impacts such staff, and they
will stand a lot to gain from a course such as this.
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IIA Interim CDN Board – Latest Semi-Annual Report
At a National level, IIA Canada has been active in promoting the Internal Audit profession. The IIA
Interim Canadian Board has recently release its semi-annual report detailing its activities.
Please check out the link to IIA Canada :
http://www.theiia.org/chapters/index.cfm/home.page/cid/500
CIA Exam Preparation Program
Academic Corner
Mount Royal CIA Courses - Reminder
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Why Choose Mount Royal's CIA Exam Preparation Program?
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Important Note: In 2013, The IIA will be revising the CIA exam from four parts to three parts. Please refer to The IIA's
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Note: To earn the CIA designation, candidates must meet predefined criteria. To find out more information about
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IIA Social Update
Members: IIA Social events are an excellent way to stay in touch with your colleagues in the Internal
Audit community here in Calgary.
The last social held November 1st, 2012 at Belgo Brasserie was a fantastic success. Over 65 members
attended and were treated to a night of refreshments, appetizers and networking.
If you wish to know more about IIA Socials, or help out in any way, please contact Robin Tong:
Rtong@deloitte.ca
Editors Note
Happy Holidays to everyone. Thanks to all who helped out with the newsletter this year.
Your contributions are valuable in sharing our Chapter events, wins, challenges and paths
ahead. I am looking for volunteers to help with the newsletter, to bring in fresh ideas, contribute
style as well as substance. I invite anyone interested in helping out, to contact me directly at the
email address below.
As always, If you have any suggestions for our newsletter, please do not hesitate to contact me
at: enercontrols@gmail.com
Ali Hasnain, CIA, CISA
Newsletter Governor
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Chapter Office Listing
Role
President
First Vice-president
Second Vice-president
Secretary
Academic Relations Chair
Communication Chair
(Newsletter, Publicity, PR)
Education
Membership Chair
Facilities
Facilities
Communication Chair
(Newsletter, Publicity, PR)
Technology Chair
Education
Social
Programs Chair
First Name
Anthony
Etienne
Email Address
Erin
Colleen
Michael
Last Name
Jankowski
Poulin
Emerson (Sponsor &
Relations VP)
Cashion
Wilkison
Jacky
Femina
Yasmin
Cherry Wang
Meghan
Chan
Dharshi
Dhanani
Wang
Perry
jacchan@deloitte.ca
femina@shaw.ca
Yasmin_Dhanani@nexeninc.com
cherrywang@deloitte.ca
meperry@deloitte.ca
Ali
Bonnie
Jean
Sebastian
Robin
Maxim
Hasnain
Yan (Website)
ahasnain@shaw.ca
bonnie.yan@mnp.ca
Jette
Tong (Social)
Antanassov
jjette@ur.com
rtong@deloitte.ca
ajankowski@deloitte.ca
epoulin@trican.ca
erin.emerson@huskyenergy.com
clcashion@shaw.ca
wilkisonm@olympiatrust.com
matanassov@deloitte.ca
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Chapter Sponsorship Information
The IIA Calgary chapter needs your assistance to promote a new initiative. The chapter is the sum of its
members, so in effect we need ‘us’ to help ‘us’.
The Calgary chapter exists to serve its members and promote the internal audit profession. Along with
individual members, the IIA community includes many companies. Often companies see value in
aligning with their local chapter. Companies that partner with their local chapter will be able to
publicize their commitment to the internal audit profession while actively supporting IIA members; both
within their company and their community.
As part of the Calgary chapter’s commitment to promote the profession, the chapter Board is
launching a new and revised sponsorship initiative. As board members, we are excited to take on the
responsibilities associated with coordinating sponsorship activities; however, to truly improve the
probability of success we need some help with the heavy lifting necessary to promote this new
initiative.
To help with the re-launch we need your support to raise awareness within your companies. Your
support may be realized through active initiative promotion within your company, passing this email on
to your CAE, and/or countless efforts in between.
Your support in this launch is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions, please contact Erin
Emerson at Erin.Emerson@huskyenergy.com
SPONSORSHIP TIERS
January 2012 - June 2012 Sponsorship Bundles
Value Proposition
Company Website and Newsletter
1 Advertising
Company logo on website (6 months)
Company logo in newsletter (3 issues)
2 Luncheon Advertising
Company name is announced as a sponsor
Company representative introduces the speaker
Free seats at the sponsored luncheon
3 Social Events
Company banner at the Social
Platinum
$1,000
Gold
$750
Silver
$500
Bronze
$250
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